Send us a text Part 1. Getting to know Cody Schneider, co-founder of Swell AI and Drafthorse AI : two AI content creation platforms helping businesses scale content production. Consider this an early stage founder discussion. It starts with Marketing and builds to where AI is being used today. 01:31 Meet Cody Schneider 05:27 Differentiating a 2x4 06:52 Avid Skier 10:41 Early Stage Startups? 13:27 Swell AI 15:00 Differentiation using AI 18:35 Monetization Strategy 21:42 The Billion $ Company of O...
Apr 24, 2024•32 min
Send us a text Toby Coulthard, CPO at Phrasee talks to Marketing Tech as the interface between human psychology and technology. Phrasee is a marketing platform that leverages generative AI for natural language generation, optimizing content at scale for enterprise clients such as Walgreens, Macy’s, Currys, and more. 01:21 Meet Toby Coulthard 05:46 MarTech 06:43 Chief Product Officer at Phrasee 10:02 LLMs in MarTech 10:56 Tools at Phrasee 12:21 Client References 17:00 The Marketing Journey 20:50 ...
Apr 17, 2024•40 min
Send us a text When I need to re-center and remind myself to stay grounded and that growth is accessible to all of us (that's the reskill part) I'm reminded of this episode. The Mindful Response with Estela Zuheros, Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM. Come for social responsibility in reskilling the world, stay for lessons in being mindful and being kind to yourself. · 02:06 Meet Estela Zuheros · 05:21 Your personal why? · 07:16 Reskilling · 11:41 The skills problem to solve · 18:44 Measuring ...
Apr 10, 2024•45 min
Send us a text The master of Artificial Intelligence: Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist of IBM Research, an IBM Fellow, and Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology. AI questions you were afraid to ask, from hallucinations to watsonx. #makingdatasimple #watsonx Welcome to the enlightening world of AI with Ruchir Puri, the Master of Artificial Intelligence and esteemed guest on our podcast. Join us as we embark on a captivating journey, delving deep into the realms of AI that you've always been curi...
Apr 03, 2024•57 min•Season 8Ep. 14
Send us a text This is one of my favorite episodes with Nancy Hensley, when she was CMO at Stats Perform. I've got to get back to my bracket! Money Ball is back! Nancy Hensley, Chief Marketing Officer for Stats Perform, gives us the latest on data analytics in sports. If you like sports don't listen unless you have time to be entertained. Show Notes · 04:09 What does Money Ball look like now? · 07:30 Mrs Chicago's personal update · 08:40 Fan website: The Analyst · 11:16 Stats Perform for the res...
Mar 27, 2024•34 min•Season 8Ep. 13
Send us a text More AI with Don Finley, Founder of FINdustres, a leading product development agency. Don talks about fusing science, art, and technology into one. Not your conventional CEO. 01:30 Meet Don Finley 03:50 The Midlife Crisis 06:36 FINdustries 07:02 Kilimanjaro Break 09:40 Work/Life Integration 10:30 Client Profiles 12:00 FINdustries Differentiation 13:43 The 2-min Pitch 14:58 Science, Art, plus Technology 16:34 Good to Great 18:18 Predominate Use Cases 20:06 When to Seek Help 22:20 T...
Mar 20, 2024•40 min•Season 8Ep. 12
Send us a text A live, impromptu podcast with Kevin Nugent, Data & AI Global Partner Sales @ IBM with the IBM partner community in Toronto. A quick and fun discussion on the state of AI in the industry. 01:04 Kansas City Chiefs 01:93 Meet Kevin Nugent 02:25 Shorting Nvidia 03:25 State of the AI Business 05:520 What is watsonx 07:22 IBM's Differentiation 08:39 Again, Why IBM? 14:13 Making Money with AI 16:37 AI Skills 20:06 Go IBM Partners! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinrnugent Website: http...
Mar 13, 2024•21 min•Season 8Ep. 11
Send us a text Let's talk data transformation and what makes a great seller with Co-founder and CEO of Coalesce, Armon Petrossian. As more companies move to the cloud the weakness in data transformation is becoming profound. 01:15 Meet Armon Petrossian 02:21 The problem in being data driven 04:28 Introducing Coalesce 07:53 Automation defined 09:56 The ETL to ELT shift 11:54 Typical customer use case 12:55 The Coalesce differentiator 16:18 Proof of value 24:39 Column metadata 25:40 Data transform...
Mar 06, 2024•37 min•Season 8Ep. 10
Send us a text Understanding Search, GenAI, RAG methodology, and vector databases with Nixon Cheaz, Engineering Lead at IBM's Experience Engine. 02:24 Meet Nixon Cheaz 04:32 Search without Google 06:35 Experience Engine 08:30 Elements of Good Search 12:46 Search Data Source 15:36 GenAI Use Cases and Vector DBs 19:40 Foundational Models? 22:07 Impact of Vector DBs 25:38 IBM Public Content DB 28:02 Use Cases 29:58 IBM Technologies 32:54 RAG 40:12 Health is Wealth LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nixon-ch...
Feb 28, 2024•44 min•Season 8Ep. 9
Send us a text A Data Science level set in 2024. This episode is a live recording that talks to Distinguished Engineers at IBM from Client Engineering, Finance, and Research with Rachel Reinitz, Suj Perepa, and "Beware of simple questions" Darrell Reimer, respectively. Pardon just a bit of sound quality issues. 00:16 The Field of Data Science 00:50 Meet Rachel, Suj, and Darrell 03:37 What is Data Science Today? 07:00 Data Science Skills 10:25 How has Data Science Changed 12:07 A Day in the Life ...
Feb 21, 2024•44 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Send us a text More on GenAI, Hallucinations, RAG, Use Cases, LLMs, SLMs and costs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering. With this and the previous episode you'll be wiser on AI than 98% of the world. 00:12 Hallucinations 02:33 RAG Differentiation 06:41 Why IBM in AI 09:23 Use Cases 11:02 The GenAI Resume 13:37 watson.x 15:40 LLMs 17:51 Experience Counts 20:03 AI that Surprises 23:46 AI Skills 26:47 Switching LLMs 27:13 The Cost and SL...
Feb 14, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Let's go deep on GenAI, Foundational Models, and LLMs with Armand Ruiz, Director watsonx Client Engineering and John Webb, Principal Client Engineering. Get a candid view on what is happening in the industy today. 01:40 Meet Armand Ruiz 05:09 Meet John Webb 06:43 The Client Engineering Practice 07:51 GenAI 11:50 IBM's AI Approach 13:50 GenAi in the Enterprise 15:47 Where to Start? 18:10 RAG Method 19:11 IBM's Differentiation 21:25 AI Regulation 24:22 LLM versus Smaller Models Link...
Feb 07, 2024•30 min
Send us a text Ronen Dar, Co-Founder & CTO at Run:ai, talks to 21st century gold. Why are GPUs the gold-standard choice for accelerating AI workloads? Meet Ronen Dar The founding of Run:ai Tech Behind Run:ai Run:ai Differentiation GPU Basics Dealing with Model Size GPU Memory Requirements Advice for Clients New to AI 3 Ways to go with LLMs Run:ai's GTM AI Blackouts GPU Fractioning Predicting the Future Where to Reach Ronen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronen-dar/ Website: https://www...
Jan 31, 2024•42 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Send us a text GenAI in Marketing. Making Data Simple welcomes Michael Cohen, Chief Data Analytics Officer and ML and AI product and marketing expert in consumer data technologies. Marketing Operations, Automated Decision Activation, Measurement and Analytics, Info Security and Privacy. 01:15 Meeting Michael Cohen 03:33 The Plus Company 08:06 Traditional Approaches to Marketing 12:03 The Future of Marketing 17:31 Data Augmentin's Role 24:46 Data Inputs 26:18 The AIOS Product 31:39 Algorithms 34:...
Jan 24, 2024•49 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Send us a text Technology for Mindfulness. How to best utilize technology to your advantage. The new year is always a good idea to revisit best practices. 02:50 Re-introducing Robert Plotkin 07:04 Why Technology for Mindfulness 11:27 Tech Designed for Addiction 15:58 Techniques and Habits for Mindfulness 19:11 Time Blocking 28:37 Breaking Up Big Tasks for Reward 34:22 Hofstadter's Law 44:08 Meditation Practice 51:52 Tuning out Distractions 54:02 Social Media LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertplotk...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Send us a text #MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Jaclyn Rice Nelson, CEO & Co-founder of Tribe AI, a network of the world’s top technologists that build advanced AI solutions, AND Coalition Operators, an early-stage venture fund and top women’s operator network. This week is Part 1 - Where we simply discuss the state of AI. 01:29 Meet Jaclyn Rice Nelson 06:03 Being learning oriented 08:22 Alphabets growth equity arm 15:30 What AI now? User interface? 19:52 What to do with hallucinations? 27:...
Jan 10, 2024•31 min
Send us a text It's a New Year! Setting your intentions; identifying what's important, and how to prioritize in business. Additionally, harness the superpower of identifying styles. This week's episode is a replay of a highly rated episode with Lynne Snead, founder and owner of Talent Evolution Systems. Lynne is a behavioral analyst, consultant, training specialist, speaker, coach. Lynne has a back ground in Educational Psychology, and has specialized in organizational performance for over 20 ye...
Jan 03, 2024•58 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Send us a text Mind blown! Meet Casper Skern Wilstrup, CEO of Abzu, inventor of QLattice, and expert on Symbolic AI. We discuss AI, science, and philosophy. Get a drink and enjoy… 01:39 Introducing Casper Wilstrup 06:34 Abzu the Name 09:09 Abzu the Mission 12:32 Symbolic AI 22:20 Foundational Models? 24:42 The QLattice Explanation 26:33 Abzu Use Cases 30:57 More on QLattice 32:52 The Abzu Pitch 34:56 Reaching Abzu 36:10 Are We in a Simulation? 38:03 Panpsychism 🤯 43:03 For Fun LinkedIn: linkedi...
Dec 27, 2023•45 min•Season 7Ep. 41
Send us a text The intersection of AI and law. Colin Levy, Director of Legal and Evangelist, Malbek, also named to the Fastcase 50 list of legal innovators in 2022, is a legal tech expert and corporate lawyer. Hear from one of the most widely followed legal tech voices on legal tech tools, myths, and the impact of AI. · 01:14 Introducing Colin Levy · 03:19 The Definition of Legal Tech · 09:13 Legal Tech and Ecosystem · 10:37 Law's History and Future · 13:34 Legal Tools · 19:18 The Impact ofAI · ...
Dec 20, 2023•48 min•Season 7Ep. 40
Send us a text This week on Making Data Simple, Fred Joyal. Perhaps you've seen Fred on 1-800-DENTIST commercials. Now, he's turned marketing genius into the art of being BOLD. Show Notes 02:20 Brand Fred Joyal 19:20 Monetization Strategy 20:58 Boldness is a Super Power 23:18 Just Show Up 26:15 Step Up with Exercises 27:00 Failure's are Steps Up, Take Another Swing 38:50 5 Steps to Lowering Anxiety 41:50 How to Better Network Find Fred Joyal @ https://fredjoyal.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fre...
Dec 13, 2023•51 min
Send us a text #MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Robert Plotkin author of The Genie in the Machine and Founding Partner of Blueshift IP. Can AI be patented? Computer Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business. Part 2. 00:50 Patenting an Algorithm 06:05 The Method for Patentability 13:37 Patent Files versus Approvals 16:09 Patent Costs 20:25 The Future of AI 29:28 Finding Robert Plotkin 30:58 Biggest Misconception on IP Law 32:52 Technology for Mindfulness LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/r...
Dec 06, 2023•37 min
Send us a text #MakingDataSimplePodcast welcomes Robert Plotkin author of The Genie in the Machine and Founding Partner of Blueshift IP. Can AI be patented? Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business. Part 1. 01:29 Robert Plotkin, Patent Attorney 07:32 Arriving in the Patent Field 12:00 Coolest Invention? 14:18 Advice for Law Students 19:17 What IS a Patent? The Process 28:57 Top Priorities 32:14 Is Patent Law Ready for AI? 37:10 The Wild West : "Grow Faster than The Damage...
Nov 29, 2023•45 min•Season 7Ep. 39
Send us a text Back to talking Data with Ed Anuff, CPO, DataStax. With experience at Google, Apigee, Six Apart, Vignette, Epicentric, and Wired, Ed talks the future of databases with AI and GenAI. 05:04 The Crazy life of Ed Anuff 08:12 DataStax defined 10:06 Vector Database 11:58 GenAI and RAG Pattern 18:03 DataStax Differentiation 21:39 NoSQL vs SQL 24:27 Common AI Use Cases 25:47 The Secret to ChatGPT 31:10 DataStax 2min Pitch 31:42 The Future 35:47 Bring AI to the Data LinkedIn: linkedin.com/...
Nov 22, 2023•44 min•Season 7Ep. 38
Send us a text He's BACK! Roger Premo, General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Ventures Development at IBM. How the world has changed in a short year. Generative AI and more! 02:29 Meet Roger Premo Take 2 05:52 A Changing World 08:18 Generative AI 12:48 Both Sides of the Story 14:22 Hybrid Cloud and AI 20:50 IBM's watsonx 25:53 What Have We Learned? 27:46 Enterprise Models 29:59 Hugging Face 31:03 IBM's Differentiation 32:23 The 2 min Bar Pitch 35:57 Three Questions 42:21 An Intentional Hybrid C...
Nov 15, 2023•52 min•Season 7Ep. 37
Send us a text Part 2: Had a fantastic chat with US Congressional Candidate and Chief Revenue Officer at nFolks Data Solutions, Rishi Kumar. Technology and politics, what an interesting discussion. Rishi talks modernizing the data stack, tech in politics, and crypto. 00:12 Rishi's Tech Brand 03:41 WatsonX 04:17 Modernizing a Data Stack 06:00 nfolks Differentiation 07:57 Getting Started 13:11 Common Use Cases 17:04 Tech in Politics 20:26 Crypto 26:12 Reaching Rishi 26:31 For Fun LinkedIn: linkedi...
Nov 08, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Part 1: Had a fantastic chat with US Congressional Candidate and Chief Revenue Officer at nFolks Data Solutions, Rishi Kumar. Technology and politics, what an interesting discussion. Rishi talks exodus from California, campaign finance, and why tech and politics go hand in hand. 02:01 Meet Rishi Kumar 03:59 Politics? 07:45 Leaving California 11:48 Where did Silicon Valley Go? 13:51 The Campaign 15:38 Why the Exodus from Silicon Valley? 18:65 Work Life Integration 21:49 Campaign Fi...
Nov 01, 2023•32 min•Season 7Ep. 36
Send us a text Kristen McGarry is a Principal Account Technical Lead for the Financial Services Market at IBM. Based in New York City, she engages daily with the largest financial institutions globally to identify business opportunities for innovation, accelerate time to value, and operationalize new solutions across software, hardware and services offerings. 02:57 An Intro to Kristen McGarry 04:36 Why IBM? 09:25 The Attraction of Data Science 11:51 A Day in the Life of an Account Technical Lead...
Oct 25, 2023•42 min•Season 7Ep. 35
Send us a text Join us for a fantastic interview replay with Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, IBM. A 2-star General on the #MakingDataSimple podcast! Dianne Del Rosso, Brigadier General and VP, WW Services, IBM. Lab Services : World class consultants with certified skills providing value-based services via simple, repeatable practices, methodologies, and offerings 03:08 Meet the General 08:02 Why ditch Westpoint (twice)?! 10:10 How do you still balance the Reserves? 11:15 Do you hate ...
Oct 18, 2023•30 min•Season 7Ep. 34
Send us a text Part 2 : Sam Torres is the Chief Digital Officer and co-founder of The Gray Dot Company, Gray Dot Company is a consulting firm that specializes in search engine optimization. Sam outlines expertise in complex digital analytics and consumer insights data. 00:39 The Gray Dot Company 06:44 Using Data 10:18 Website Design 10:18 Website Design 13:08 Ethical Marketing 14:53 Biggest Marketing Suprises LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samantha-torres-seo Website: https://thegray.company , https:...
Oct 11, 2023•22 min
Send us a text Sam Torres is the Chief Digital Officer and co-founder of The Gray Dot Company, Gray Dot Company is a consulting firm that specializes in search engine optimization. Sam outlines expertise in complex digital analytics and consumer insights data. 03:40 Meet Sam Torres 05:57 Marketing Platforms 07:49 Digital Consumer Intelligence 14:55 Defining Success 17:55 AIs Impact on Google 22:07 Should I Trust Sponsored Adds? 23:58 GenAI Positives LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samantha-torres-seo ...
Oct 04, 2023•33 min•Season 7Ep. 33
